In the philanthropy versus policy debate, the entire democratic process is at stake. [caption id="attachment_8013" align="alignright" width="322"] When wealthy people like the Koch brothers, the Gateses and others finance the...
Billionaire Bill Gates believes the charitable giving of the rich will alleviate inequality. Is he correct?
Not all plutocrats scheme in the shadows like the rabidly right-wing Koch brothers. We need to learn how to recognize plutocracy's more subtle putches. The best primer? The battle over...
The life experiences of the wealthy, new psychological research suggests, leaves the rich less compassionate and altruistic than people of more modest means. Patriotism, as Samuel Johnson suggested long ago,...
